Culture and Babies
DISCLAIMER: I tried to post this last night! But Blogger wouldn't let me. So, here it is now! Love you all!
Sorry I never got on here this morning to fulfill my promise. It's been one of those days. You know the kind. =)
So, tonight, Tyler and I went to a violin recital of a friend of ours, Hayley. This was her Junior Recital and it was basically just her playing for about an hour. I've never actually heard her play before and it's been a long time since I've been to any sort of concert, so it was a lot of fun to sit and listen to her...you know, until the phone rang shortly into the second number. It didn't really ring, because we're not that rude. It was on vibrate. But it was our babysitter and I had to take it. I ran out into the hall before answering so that I wouldn't disturb Hayley any more than my abrupt departure already would. I had dropped Katy and Jayson off at another friend's house before picking up Tyler to go to this thing and Jayson was inconsolable. Ginny (my friend) has a baby and so isn't a novice when it comes to kids, but she honestly didn't know what to do. My boy was apparently throwing himself around on the ground, screaming, not accepting any kind of comfort she tried to give him at all. I told her to drop him in her daughter's crib with his pacifier and bear and let him cry it out by himself for a little while, but to call me back in ten minutes if he hasn't calmed down. She did so and I went back in to Hayley's recital, although I sat in the back so I could slip out a little bit less conspicuously if necessary. Sure enough, ten minutes later, I was on the phone again. By this time, however, Hayley only had one number left, so I asked if Ginny could handle it just for another half hour. Then Hayley would be done and we'd leave right away to get our kids. She said it was fine.
I tried to go back into the recital again, but apparently, the door was locked and I had just gotten lucky the last time. I didn't want to knock (because how rude would that be?) and the only other door into the room was right where Hayley was performing. So, I sat in the hallway and listened to finish from there. Fun. When she was done, I knocked lightly on the door and her husband let me in. Tyler and I talked for a minute with the two of them and their families and then left, making our way as fast as was legally allowed through Orem and Provo almost to Springville to where we left our kids.
Of course, by the time we got there, Jayson was fast asleep. Go figure. He woke up a few minutes after we got there and after reassuring himself that we weren't going anywhere this time, happily went on his way to play with Katy and Eva while Tyler and I visited for almost an hour. Crazy kid. I tell you, I'm dreading the terrible 2's with him. He already throws such tantrums. On the plus side, both kids were so exhausted by the time we put them down tonight, there were absolutely no problems whatsoever. But I've decided that I may just be a little culturally deprived until my kids are a little older...oh well.
Sorry I never got on here this morning to fulfill my promise. It's been one of those days. You know the kind. =)
So, tonight, Tyler and I went to a violin recital of a friend of ours, Hayley. This was her Junior Recital and it was basically just her playing for about an hour. I've never actually heard her play before and it's been a long time since I've been to any sort of concert, so it was a lot of fun to sit and listen to her...you know, until the phone rang shortly into the second number. It didn't really ring, because we're not that rude. It was on vibrate. But it was our babysitter and I had to take it. I ran out into the hall before answering so that I wouldn't disturb Hayley any more than my abrupt departure already would. I had dropped Katy and Jayson off at another friend's house before picking up Tyler to go to this thing and Jayson was inconsolable. Ginny (my friend) has a baby and so isn't a novice when it comes to kids, but she honestly didn't know what to do. My boy was apparently throwing himself around on the ground, screaming, not accepting any kind of comfort she tried to give him at all. I told her to drop him in her daughter's crib with his pacifier and bear and let him cry it out by himself for a little while, but to call me back in ten minutes if he hasn't calmed down. She did so and I went back in to Hayley's recital, although I sat in the back so I could slip out a little bit less conspicuously if necessary. Sure enough, ten minutes later, I was on the phone again. By this time, however, Hayley only had one number left, so I asked if Ginny could handle it just for another half hour. Then Hayley would be done and we'd leave right away to get our kids. She said it was fine.
I tried to go back into the recital again, but apparently, the door was locked and I had just gotten lucky the last time. I didn't want to knock (because how rude would that be?) and the only other door into the room was right where Hayley was performing. So, I sat in the hallway and listened to finish from there. Fun. When she was done, I knocked lightly on the door and her husband let me in. Tyler and I talked for a minute with the two of them and their families and then left, making our way as fast as was legally allowed through Orem and Provo almost to Springville to where we left our kids.
Of course, by the time we got there, Jayson was fast asleep. Go figure. He woke up a few minutes after we got there and after reassuring himself that we weren't going anywhere this time, happily went on his way to play with Katy and Eva while Tyler and I visited for almost an hour. Crazy kid. I tell you, I'm dreading the terrible 2's with him. He already throws such tantrums. On the plus side, both kids were so exhausted by the time we put them down tonight, there were absolutely no problems whatsoever. But I've decided that I may just be a little culturally deprived until my kids are a little older...oh well.
posted by Telima @ 10:19 PM
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